Sprint GT Front Wheel Removal

Our Gee · Oct 11, 2019

I know, wheel removal should be one of those easy tasks that can ideally be carried out with tools carried in the bike's Tool Roll. However, the Rear Wheel with it's 46mm socket and 18" breaker bar requirement rule that out which brings me to Front Wheel removal and the question, "where / how" do I raise / support the bike to allow removal !!.
Thanks.

freck · Oct 11, 2019

Get the bike on its centre stand then put a block of wood under the engine and carefully use a jack to tip the bike back onto its rear wheel.
The front wheel should then be off the ground and be able to be removed.

Our Gee · Oct 12, 2019

Trouble is there doesn't seem to be a lot of room under there unless of course the Fairing is removed. The only area I can see (which is quite close to the centre stand pivots) would be around the Oil Filter / Drain plug which looks far from ideal.

freck · Oct 12, 2019

You should be ok as long as the wood isn’t directly on the oil filter, you’re not taking the whole weight of the bike.
The alternative is to add weight to the rear of the bike to tip it back, maybe even tie down the back wheel if you’ve got a ground anchor or something similar.

trudd · Oct 14, 2019

littleade said: ↑

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I have something similar to this for the front on my GS and have used it to remove the 19" front so there would be plenty of ground clearance for a road bike. I support the front calipers with bungie cords and wrap them on a microfiber cloth so they don't accidently bash anything while I'm removing the wheel. I have another paddock stand for the rear but I've found I didn't need it to remove the rear and just used the centre stand.
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If the GT is the same as the ST then when you use a stand like this the rear wheel will hit the floor so the bike won't be supported on the centre stand.

In my experience (based on 1050ST) there are 2 easy options:

1 - remove rear wheel and calipers then use a front stand as suggested by littleade

2- Weight the rear of the bike or put a jack under the engine then remove the mudguard front section and calipers

BoredFish · Oct 14, 2019

I put the bike on the centre stand then strapped down the rear and placed a chunk of wood under the front frame.... All because I didn't have the car jack handy, which is what I use now.